ImConfused Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 I'd like this to be a place where we can discuss things that just boggle our minds. And hey, maybe some resident experts can clear up confusion on common myths and misunderstandings? For example: Why do we park in the driveway but drive on a parkway? Why is there a correct way to set a table for dinner? (Placement of utensils etc) Why do they have milk in bags in Ontario? Why do so many zippers get made by YKK? Why are pants not included in the "No shirt, no shoes, no service" rule? Why is the end of a shoelace called an "aglet"? Why do some people pronounce the words "porthole" and "portal" the same? How was the system behind "matching" clothes devised? How did "chain letters" originate - and why? Why don't fish get thirsty? Why are cars manufactured that can drive above the speed limit? Why is it so hard to remember the difference between an alligator and a crocodile? And why is the Earth flat? Now you go! What perplexing conundrums haunt the inner workings of your mind? 1 1 1 1 1 Link to comment
Popular Post Master Mind Posted December 27, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 27, 2020 Why do so many people hate this cute little emoji? 1 1 3 1 1 Link to comment
Phil_314 Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 Am I supposed to appreciate the barista who spells my name correctly? Why are completed architectural structures called "buildings" and not "builts"? Why are consonants at the start of words (e.g. "knife", "knight") silent if not followed by a vowel? 2 Link to comment
ImConfused Posted December 27, 2020 Author Share Posted December 27, 2020 2 hours ago, Master Mind said: Why do so many people hate this cute little emoji? When your post receives one, you feel the burn of the heat of a thousand suns. 1 hour ago, Phil_314 said: Am I supposed to appreciate the barista who spells my name correctly? Why are completed architectural structures called "buildings" and not "builts"? Why are consonants at the start of words (e.g. "knife", "knight") silent if not followed by a vowel? 1) Depends if your name is difficult to spell but I don't drink coffee so I can't relate 2) God damn that's a good one 3) I, too, am an aficionado of grammar and spelling, my friend! 3 Link to comment
Drive-By Body Pierce Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 The existence of this thread. 2 1 Link to comment
Junkyard Dog Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 48 minutes ago, Drive-By Body Pierce said: The existence of this thread. He's not wrong. How the &^@# am I typing this and how can you all see from across Canada and beyond. Who came up with idea of computers, phones and internet. What were they smoking at the time. Technology's existence is baffling. Must of been some super geniuses getting high as &^@# while coming up with these sort of out of worldly ideas at the time. Some sort of goddamned super stoners. 1 1 Link to comment
Popular Post BoKnows Posted December 27, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 27, 2020 girls 5 2 1 Link to comment
Coconuts Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 Why is the English language a bunch of other older, likely European originating languages, dressed up in a trench coat? Why do some people truly love the Leafs? Or the Oilers? I'll never understand What ever happened to Miikka Kiprusoff, despite being a rather significant Flame I've heard nothing since he retired. Dude is a ghost. Why don't people just wash all their dishes and cutlery right after using them? You never have dishes pile up if you actually stay on top of that Why do some folks have no middle ground when it comes to drinking? Some folks either take it really or go right to getting blasted, nothing but extremes Is this a burner account? If so, who were you before? Is Gaborik's house still for sale? It's been a long time.. Why are millennials killing everything? Have they no consciences? Why do people still take the Grammy's seriously? 2 1 Link to comment
Popular Post -DLC- Posted December 27, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 27, 2020 How is it that the Leafs are going to win the cup every year, but don't? 1 4 2 Link to comment
I.Am.Ironman Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 How does the internet weigh 1/10th of a pound? Link to comment
Popular Post nux4lyfe Posted December 27, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 27, 2020 If what you see is what you get, Why can't you judge a book by it's cover? 1 2 1 2 Link to comment
Popular Post Gurn Posted December 27, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 27, 2020 If never the twain shall meet, how did Shania get pregnant? Why do people say 'Needless to say" and then say the needless part? Why introduce someone if they need no introduction? 4 3 Link to comment
chon derry Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 2 minutes ago, gurn said: If never the twain shall meet, how did Shania get pregnant? Why do people say 'Needless to say" and then say the needless part? Why introduce someone if they need no introduction? now thats a twain ride...….....cho cho 3 Link to comment
oldnews Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 (edited) ? Edited December 27, 2020 by oldnews 3 Link to comment
Popular Post Phil_314 Posted December 27, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 27, 2020 2 hours ago, BoKnows said: girls 5 1 Link to comment
bishopshodan Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 It was the spider, not the pig. Heck, even the story is called Charlottes Web. She was the one with the gifts, she was the one that could read and write. But nooo, everyone is going on about how Wilbur is 'some pig'. I mean, WTF? The spider is the talent...it's ridiculous 2 Link to comment
CaptKirk888 Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 2 hours ago, Coconuts said: Why is the English language a bunch of other older, likely European originating languages, dressed up in a trench coat? Why do some people truly love the Leafs? Or the Oilers? I'll never understand What ever happened to Miikka Kiprusoff, despite being a rather significant Flame I've heard nothing since he retired. Dude is a ghost. Why don't people just wash all their dishes and cutlery right after using them? You never have dishes pile up if you actually stay on top of that Why do some folks have no middle ground when it comes to drinking? Some folks either take it really or go right to getting blasted, nothing but extremes Is this a burner account? If so, who were you before? Is Gaborik's house still for sale? It's been a long time.. Why are millennials killing everything? Have they no consciences? Why do people still take the Grammy's seriously? 1. All languages are derived from Latin. 2. They're morons. 3. Who? 4. See answer 2. 5. Too drunk to comprehend, next. 6. Clutch. 7. See answer 5. 8. I am a cusp millennial, if I kill it, I eat it. 9. I love my Grammy, and my Pappy. That is all. 1 2 Link to comment
CaptKirk888 Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 36 minutes ago, bishopshodan said: It was the spider, not the pig. Heck, even the story is called Charlottes Web. She was the one with the gifts, she was the one that could read and write. But nooo, everyone is going on about how Wilbur is 'some pig'. I mean, WTF? The spider is the talent...it's ridiculous I was at a roast once, the bolded is what everyone said. 1 1 Link to comment
Gurn Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 12 minutes ago, CaptKirk888 said: . All languages are derived from Latin. Many are, not all. Link to comment
CaptKirk888 Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 1 hour ago, gurn said: Many are, not all. Thank you for the correction. The indigenous people of the Americas are exempt. Link to comment
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